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Towcester - former Wheatsheaf Inn |
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![DPI-0019 Towcester - former Wheatsheaf Inn [2003]](http://www.digital-photographic-images.co.uk/images/DPI-0019-Wheatsheaf-Inn-Towcester.jpg)
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The former Wheatsheaf Inn stands in Towcester's High Street.
Constructed with coarse squared ironstone, the building features
a large archway - a legacy of Towcester's halcyon days as an
important coaching town. Dating from the 18th century, the pub
was kept by Hannah Eales in the 1840's and 1850's. Born around
1772, she was helped by her son Joseph. The pub was once part of
the estate of the Earl of Pomfret but was later leased Pickering
Phipps & Co.Ltd. In 1890 the Wheatsheaf Inn was kept by James
Peasnall who was also documented as a grazier and fly
proprietor. Living next to pub at this time was the
Cheshire-born Wesleyan Minister John Newall. |
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